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with the election near but the disaster now two rivals joined hands and got to work. they saw a shore line battered beyond recognition almost beyond belief. mile after mile of destruction home after home life after life. >> on the ground, at a local shelter, no political complication, just simple need and promises from each man to meet it. >> governor christy has been aggressive in making sure that the state got out in front of this incredible storm and i think the people of new jersey recognize that he has put his heart and soul into making sure that the people of new jersey browns back stronger than before. i want to thank him. >> i cannot thank the president enough for his personal concern and compassion for the people of our state. >> i'm going to ask you to back up. in hoboken, new jersey, that meant the national guard. rescuing people who were standed and getting hungry. >> in new york's 5th bureau staten island borough made rooftop rescues. capable observing as offshore helicopter bases this is still a fast moving emergency. proof this afternoon evacuations at
with the election near but the disaster now two rivals joined hands and got to work. they saw a shore line battered beyond recognition almost beyond belief. mile after mile of destruction home after home life after life. >> on the ground, at a local shelter, no political complication, just simple need and promises from each man to meet it. >> governor christy has been aggressive in making sure that the state got out in front of this incredible storm and i think the people of new...
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and no one knows how the storm will impact turnout on election day. in the state hit by sandy or in the rest of the country watching this tragedy unfold. political observers initially said the storm could hurt president obama by depressing the early vote in battleground states. but the battleground states hit by the storm, new hampshire and virginia, don't have in-person early voting. so not really a concern for the obama campaign. as for depressing turnout on election day, well, the storm could affect that. but the states hardest hit by the storm are blue states, new york, new jersey and connecticut. and even with a depressed turnout, they are likely to go for president obama any way. jessica yellin, cnn, the white house. >> i'm here with the hoboken mayor dawn zimmer. what a difference a day makes. last night the national guard hadn't yet arrived and here's what she said last night. >> i'm asking for the national guard to come in. we are desperate for the national guard to come in. we need specialized equipment to get to people and evacuate those th
and no one knows how the storm will impact turnout on election day. in the state hit by sandy or in the rest of the country watching this tragedy unfold. political observers initially said the storm could hurt president obama by depressing the early vote in battleground states. but the battleground states hit by the storm, new hampshire and virginia, don't have in-person early voting. so not really a concern for the obama campaign. as for depressing turnout on election day, well, the storm...
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with the election near, but the disaster now, two political rivals joined hands and got to work. they saw a shoreline battered beyond recognition, almost beyond belief. mile after mile of destruction, home after home, life after life. on the ground, at a local shelter, no political complications, just simple need, and promises from each man to needed. >> governor christie, throughout the this process has been responsive, he has been aggressive in making sure that the state got out in front of this incredible storm, and i think the people of new jersey recognized that he has put his heart and soul into making sure that the people of new jersey bounce back even stronger than before. i want to thank him for his extraordinary leadership. >> i can't thank the president enough for his personal concern and compassion for our state and the people of our state. >> i ask you back up, please. >> reporter: in hoboken, that meant the national guard. nowhere to be seen late last night, was out in force today. rescuing people stranded and hungry. >> you can survive one night without food, water
with the election near, but the disaster now, two political rivals joined hands and got to work. they saw a shoreline battered beyond recognition, almost beyond belief. mile after mile of destruction, home after home, life after life. on the ground, at a local shelter, no political complications, just simple need, and promises from each man to needed. >> governor christie, throughout the this process has been responsive, he has been aggressive in making sure that the state got out in...
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he said what he thought at an important moment. >> chris christie, running for re-election in 2013, and new jersey is a state with a lot more democrats than republicans, and it's important he project he's a bipartisan compromiser and willing to work with a democratic president and not going to shoot the guy down in something as big of a crisis as this. chris christie, very shrewd, telling the truth and he needs to project he's more than a partisan figure. >> that's an interesting point. let me ask you this, though. during the gop primary debate, fema had come up. front and center and appearing to do fine and getting fine reviews, today, is he going to get rid of fema today he avoided that. here it is. >> governor, would you eliminate fema if you were president? >> i'm sorry, let me make it clear. he said states should be responsible for disaster relief. >> to me, this is very tricky, he did not say there should not be a fema. he was asked about whether -- he suggested states and the private sector should generally be taking on more responsibility from the federal government. his campaig
he said what he thought at an important moment. >> chris christie, running for re-election in 2013, and new jersey is a state with a lot more democrats than republicans, and it's important he project he's a bipartisan compromiser and willing to work with a democratic president and not going to shoot the guy down in something as big of a crisis as this. chris christie, very shrewd, telling the truth and he needs to project he's more than a partisan figure. >> that's an interesting...
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here to talk about next week's election. "ac 360" starts now. >>> piers, thank you very much. good evening. 10:00 even the east coast. 26 hours since sandy first came ashore. breaking news, late word that new york's john f. kennedy international airport is open, but only for incoming flights and additional limited service resumes tomorrow, a major development for anybody trying to come into this city, and also ultimately trying to leave. new york's laguardia, which mains serves domestic destinations remains closed due to flooding. newark liberty international airport reopens at 7:00 a.m. tomorrow for limited service. good signs of life. a sign of life, returning to normal, but only beginning. small signs, 18 new yorkers we know have now lost their lives in this storm. 15 elsewhere. nearly 7 million are without power tonight, including about 750,000 here in new york city. the entire facade of this building behind me collapsed. between chelsea and greenwich village. the picture says a lot. take a look at that the entire facade of the building, being used frankly as an illegal ho
here to talk about next week's election. "ac 360" starts now. >>> piers, thank you very much. good evening. 10:00 even the east coast. 26 hours since sandy first came ashore. breaking news, late word that new york's john f. kennedy international airport is open, but only for incoming flights and additional limited service resumes tomorrow, a major development for anybody trying to come into this city, and also ultimately trying to leave. new york's laguardia, which mains...
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the election now just one week away. both candidates canceled official campaign events in recent days. but even as they turn their attention to the storm, you've got to be honest, politics is never far away. here's dana bash. >> reporter: president obama cancelled official campaign events, but this close to election day everything is political. even this unannounced trip to the red cross. >> america is with you. we are standing behind you, and we are going to do everything we can to help you get back on your feet. >> reporter: invaluable imagery and opportunity to be seen in command. >> i want you to cut through red tape. i want you to cut through bureaucracy. there's no excuse for inaction at this point. >> reporter: speaking of imagery, for a second day the white house released a photo of the president on the case in the situation room. >> and thank you so very much. i love you and appreciate you. thank you very much. >> reporter: mitt romney called off his campaign events too, but stayed firmly planted in ohio, the mo
the election now just one week away. both candidates canceled official campaign events in recent days. but even as they turn their attention to the storm, you've got to be honest, politics is never far away. here's dana bash. >> reporter: president obama cancelled official campaign events, but this close to election day everything is political. even this unannounced trip to the red cross. >> america is with you. we are standing behind you, and we are going to do everything we can to...
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they're all close enough for this to play out on election day. but you mentioned it, and they talked about the storm. incumbency cuts both ways and we may find out tomorrow whether the president's post storm leadership, the commander-in-chief, the use of the bully pulpit has helped him. when we get the numbers tomorrow we might be reminded that he is the incumbent and we have a sluggish economy. we could have another twist. >> does either candidate have the momentum? can anybody say which side has the momentum right now? >> no. if you look nationally, it has been consistent for a week. the race is tied. if you go state by state, in one state you say the president has a bit of a lead. in other states, romney has a bit of a lead or a momentum. in most of these places, the president had the luxury of no primary challenge so he has a better ground organization on paper. more offices, more people. they've had more time and money to spend on this so you would say it is an advantage. the final days of a campaign are always surreal. i remember michael du
they're all close enough for this to play out on election day. but you mentioned it, and they talked about the storm. incumbency cuts both ways and we may find out tomorrow whether the president's post storm leadership, the commander-in-chief, the use of the bully pulpit has helped him. when we get the numbers tomorrow we might be reminded that he is the incumbent and we have a sluggish economy. we could have another twist. >> does either candidate have the momentum? can anybody say which...